Brewertown, Colorado

Brewertown, Colorado is a town in Larimer County, Colorado. Brewertown was established by American and Canadian settlers in 1811 under the dominion of Great Britain, and it would develop as the railroad grew next to it.

British rule
Brewertown was established in 1811 by settlers heading along the Oregon Trail following the Louisiana Purchase, and the town was required to fly the British flag due to the United Kingdom's joint ownership of Oregon with the United States; many of the settlers were British Canadians that sought to have a role in the growing mining industry. Brewertown therefore was an official British settlement, and many settlers in the town came from England.

The town would be composed of log houses at first, but it would develop as more settlers arrived due to more manor houses being built, and the town expanded to include two mills. Its location along a trade route allowed for the town to enjoy prosperity, and the trade route would later become a wagon trail.

American rule
In 1845, Oregon was ceded to the United States, and Brewertown became an American settlement. At this point, the railroad was running through the town, and Brewertown developed into a rail town. In 1864, violence broke out with the Sioux when the Colorado War began, and the US Army, aided by a Ute and an Inuit scout and some Comanche allies, attacked the Sioux village at Mason's Clearing and massacred the Sioux villagers there. There was no significant resistance from the town, and the actino saw the Sioux be massacred over a railroad. The Americans proceeded to expand towards the area that they had just conquered, and the Sioux would vanish from the area.